Operation Education Needs Sponsors

I still have 39 kids that need a sponsor. If you have not let me know already that you want to sponsor can you please do so as soon as possible.

If you have told me and you have not sent in your payment of $30 please send it as soon as you can.

The deadline is October 25th but it looks like Terry may be coming on the 24th and I would need all the money possible by then.

Thanks to all those who have already sponsored a child. It is very important to these kids and they do not take it for granted. Every child is required to pray each morning before class starts for their sponsors and they have their sponsors name on theirs notebooks as a reminder of the blessings they have.

Also they have ask that they receive a picture of each family and a letter so in March when I come I will want to get that from everyone. I will let you know after the first of the year.

Please forward this email to all your friends and if you are on Facebook share my link with others.

The link to see the kids is www.thepowerofoneministry.org/school/2012/index.htm

Thanks so much,

Angie

ps. As for Francis and I (she has decided to leave her name as it was given to her) we are waiting on the council to vote on us and then we go to the judge. We are hoping to be home by the first of November.

Never Ending Journey - Part 12

Wow, Part 12.... wonder when it will end.. ;) Yesterday finally the DSS people came to interview us. I know God's timing is perfect and I saw it yesterday.

They interviewed Francis first and I could her here telling them "Please let me go home, I miss my dad very much and I need to go and see him".  That's a good sign for them, when she asks on her own without any questions to her they know she is ready.

They told me that they felt all was well with us and they probably would not be back again. I'm suppose to have 4 visits and they are only giving me 1  that's a huge blessing from God.

My lawyer will now petition the Director to send my case to the Council that votes on the approval for us to adopt Francis at the next meeting which is in two weeks. Once we get that approval she will then schedule an appointment with a judge and then a few days after seeing the judge I will get to come home. Terry will have to come here also which makes things ruff for our kids.

That sounds so easy right.. Well as you see nothing is easy in Nicaragua and nothing goes as planned so please start praying it goes faster than we can plan...

Francis has decided she wants to change her name so going forward I will start calling her Hannah Grace. She decided on her own and with great hesitation I am going to allow it.

Please continue to pray for my family as we are coming to an end of this journey a new one will begin. Hannah will have to live with 3 new brothers in a country that is only English speaking and go to a school that is only English. This will cause many fears and many days of frustration for her. Everything will be new. Especially flying on a plane which she is already concerned about. Pray against that fear.

Please pray for direction for Terry and I. As I have mentioned before we believe this is a call on our lives and we have been obedient to His call. It has not been easy and it has been a huge sacrifice but if it was easy then everyone would do it right? We have major decisions to make soon. We have not raised enough money to pay all the necessary final payments and we do not believe we are to go in debt to do so. I trust the Lord and we trust this is a ministry we have been called to do so we expect Him to provide but time is running out. God is always on-time but the wait is ruff. I know He is teaching us everyday how to rest in Him.

If anyone is interested in sowing into the life of Hannah Grace we would be grateful. Several have and I can't say thanks enough. Terry and I are humbled by what we have seen God do so far and give Him all the Glory because no one else but Him could pull this off.

If you want to bless us you can send it to your church and they will send you a tax receipt. Every dollar helps no matter how small or how large. We still need to raise at least $4,000. Actually more but that is the largest bill that has to be paid so I can get out of the country.

We have trust God this entire time and we won't stop now. Please pray with us that we will walk in PEACE knowing HE is in control and HE has a plan.

Hannah will come home and need all new clothes and a new bedroom so if anyone has size 8 clothes and size 2 shoes  that they want to pass down we will take them.

Thanks again for being a part of this journey.

Angie & Terry

Address for the church : (Put our name on the subject line)

Harvest Church 7429 Tuckaseegee Road Charlotte, NC 28214

Operation Education 2012 - Photos Ready

Pictures are ready for to you select the child of your choice. If you have sponsored in the past one of the kids from Ceibita and want to sponsor them again make sure you let me know or another person could pick your child.

I have a ton of letters from the kids for sponsors but as you know I am still here. I will mail them as soon as I get home.

If you want to sponsor a child/children do the following;

1. Visit this link www.thepowerofoneministry.org/school/2012/index.htm

2. Pick your child from the children.

3. Mail your check to: The Power of One Ministry, 198 Mellwood Drive Charlotte, NC 28214 for $30 by OCTOBER 25th.

4. Put your child's name on the check on the Subject Line.

5. If paying by PalPal follow the link to the donations page.

6. Pray for that child throughout the year.

7. That's it..

I have a lot of kids to get sponsored this year so please help me send these kids to school and give them a future they otherwise would not have.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Angie

Operation Education 2012

It's that time of year again to help the children of Ceibita return to school next year. This years school term is almost over for them. They get out a month early this year because it is an election year but have to start earlier next year. I have been told all the kids are on track to pass to the next grade again this year which is unheard of around here. 50% or more do not pass their grades due to missing so much school, not our kids. The parents all appreciate so much that their kids are going to school and they make sure every day they are there and they are working hard to learn.

If you have sponsored a child in the past and want to sponsor that same child I need to know before I post their pictures as kids that need a sponsor.

Please let me know by email that you want your same child/children, if I do not hear from you I will assume you are not interested in sponsoring again this year.

This year I have had to raise the  price by $5. The price of uniforms have been up a great deal. The sponsorship price is no $30. The deadline to pay for the sponsorship is October 25. I must have all money by then.

Your $30 will buy a full uniform with leather shoes and a nice backpack and some school supplies.

Please consider sending a child to school next year. It is truly the only thing they have to look forward to daily.

I will be posting pictures within days. Please don't delay getting back to me on your decision to re-sponsor your kids.

If you have never sponsored and you desire to I will be posting info on how you can do that soon.

God Bless,

Angie

ps. All is well here in Nicaragua. Please continue to pray as daily I face great challenges. God is helping us work through them.

Never Ending Journey Part 11

As of early this morning I became the sole guardian of Francis Grace Honeycutt. How amazing is that. I was told to show up at the office of Mi Familia (DSS) at 8:00 and simply sign my name so I did of course and at 1:30 I finally signed that document.

This is a good example of how things are different here than in the US. A simple process that should take 5 minutes took 5 hours.

Please pray with me that what should take 3 months to complete this process will take less than 3 months and not a minute more than God's plan.

I have been her 6 weeks already and my time just started ticking off as of 1:30 today, that's so discouraging..

I was told today that Terry has to go before the Judge with us which means he has to return to Nicaragua at the end of this process. The problem with this is that the day he needs to be here is really hard to determine making it almost impossible to plan anything.

Please pray for us that some how it will be easy for us and he will be able to leave our kids, our business and our potential business for only a short period of time. Someone told me today it could be a month. That's is impossible. There is no way he can leave my kids for that long and no way he can stop working for that long. Please pray this is not true and it will be a short period with an expected date not a guessing game.

Please also continue to pray for our finances. The trip Terry just made was not planned, moving to another place and having to pay rent because I can't live with another Nicaraguan family was not planned. There are many expenses we are having to pay that was unforeseen and unplanned for and we know this adoption is of God and He has provision for us but right now we don't see it. We still need to raise more than $5,000. More than we would have ever imagined.

We have trusted God for 5 years to bring us to this point and we know He has a plan. We trust him and know that He will deliver, how I have no idea....

Please pray in agreement with us that our needs will be met and we won't have to take out a second mortgage to do so.

If you feel led to support this effort you can still send money to my church and receive a tax deduction. If that does not matter to you, you can send your check directly to Terry.

If God is not telling you to support this effort I would hope you will at least pray for us. Pray for our business to increase greatly so we will be able to meet these needs or pray others will sow into our lives.

To send a check to Harvest Church - include my name on the Subject Line.

7429 Tuckaseegee Road Charlotte, NC 28214

To Terry:

Terry Honeycutt 198 Mellwood Drive Charlotte, NC 28214

Thanks again for all the prayers. Feel free to send an encouraging word my way. It's gets really lonely here.

Until next time..